Early Reader: Grandad''s Medal

About Phil Earle

Phil Earle was born in the great city of Hull in 1974 and spent the next eighteen years playing a lot of sport messing around in plays and trying to sing in bands. He has had jobs as a care worker in a residential kids'' home and a bookseller and now works as sales and marketing director for David Fickling books. In 2016 Phil was appointed as Reading charity BookTrust''s new writer-in-residence. He lives on a hill in Yorkshire with his wife and three children and his favourite place to write is on the bus. Visit Phil''s website www.philearle.com or follow him on twitter @philearle. Sarah grew up in Derbyshire mainly under a snow drift. She spent much of her childhood scampering in the nearby fields with a few goats. Then she decided to be sensible and studied Illustration at Falmouth College of Arts graduating in 2001. She has illustrated for many different projects including an ad campaign for Kew Gardens entitled ''Plantastic Play''. She has also undertaken commission from The Guardian and The Independent newspapers. Sarah now specialises in funny inky illustration and words for children''s fiction and picture books. Sarah likes to paint on very big canvas. She loves funny detail colour music dreams and big open spaces. Sarah now works from a studio on a hill in Forest Hill London.